San Jose's Transitions
We know it as a paseo, a plaza, or a pedestrian walkway that intersects eight blocks of central Downtown San Jose. Little shops, cafés, and restaurants make up most of what is today’s Paseo de San Antonio with the blue Hammer Theatre Center standing as a prominent highlight along the way.
This digital exhibit looks at San Antonio Street's transition into today's Paseo de San Antonio, and some of the pieces that were lost along the way.
About This Digital Exhibit
This digital exhibit is meant to be a brief look into one of the many transitions made to the face of Downtown San Jose. San Jose has much to explore and the California Room hopes to continue to open gateways into the city's rich history.
Photographs used in this digital exhibit come from a variety of collections the California Room has graciously accepted and digitized over the years. Collections used for this exhibit include: Historic Photograph Collection , opens a new window, Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection , opens a new window, Juan Hernandez Collection , opens a new window, San Jose Chamber of Commerce Collection , opens a new window, San Jose Redevelopment Agency Collection , opens a new window, San Jose Redevelopment Agency Aerials Collection , opens a new window, and the San Jose Planning Division and Code Enforcement Collection. , opens a new window
Explore these photos and many more at the SJPL California Room's Digital Collections. , opens a new window
Historic aerials used in this exhibit are from UC Santa Barbara's FrameFinder , opens a new window. Large physical aerial photographs of San Jose and the surrounding area can also be found inside the California Room , opens a new window.
Sanborn maps used for this exhibit are from California Room's physical collection that were digitized through the much appreciated efforts of California Revealed , opens a new window. Digitized copies can also be found on Internet Archive , opens a new window.
Newspapers used for this exhibit are from the San Jose Public Library's Newbank: San Jose Mercury News Archives , opens a new windowand the California Room's microfilm collection.
Note: Several of the images were edited to remove dust and stains. Some were lightly edited with basic adjustments (i.e. exposure, highlights). Sanborn maps used were also edited to add street names to the focused areas in view. To view the original images as they were scanned, view them through our Digital Collections website , opens a new window.
Any questions or concerns about this digital exhibit, email: david.zamarripa@sjlibrary.org.
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